VOTE November 8th: Show Polluters our Elections are NOT for Sale!
Environmental champions are under polluter-funded attack-even our Sierra Club endorsement is being used against them! We’ve never seen anything like it, and we are fighting back.
On November 8th, get to the pollsand vote for Gretchen Whitmer, Dana Nessel, and Jocelyn Benson, but don’t stop there! Our leaders in Washington D.C., Lansing, and even local citieshave taken unprecedented action this year to invest in renewable energy, preserve our Great Lakes, and protect our democracy: check out all our endorsementsand vote for champions up and down your ballot.
It’s not just our environmental champions that are under attack, it’s democracy itself. The Big Lie proponents have been organizing since 2020 to cause chaosduring and after Election Day. Review your voting rights here, and stay tuned for how to fight to protect our democracy in the days following the election.
PLEASE NOTE: Redistricting may have changed your polling place and the candidates on your ballot. Go to https://mvic.sos/Voter/Index to check on your registration, find your polling place and view your ballot.
Gretchen Whitmer for Governor
and Garlin Gilchrist for Lt. Governor
Gov. Whitmer and Lt. Gov. Gilchrist have won Sierra Club's endorsement for reelection because of their commitment to fight climate change, invest in clean energy and infrastructure and protect the Great Lakes.
Dana Nessel for Attorney General
Attorney General Nessel ran for office four years ago motivated by concern about Line 5 and danger it poses to the Great Lakes. She has demonstrated her commitment to the environment and democracy through her actions, winning her the Sierra Club Environmentalist of the Year award in 2020. Michigan needs Dana Nessel as our top law enforcement officer for the coming years.
Jocelyn Benson for
Secretary of State
Protecting Michigan's environment depends on protecting democracy and ensuring that interests of the people of Michigan are paramount for elected officials. Secretary Benson has made her commitment to fair and open elections her top priority, winning her Sierra Club's 2019 Environmentalist of the Year award. She deserves your vote this November.
Endorsements for Candidates for the
United States Congress
Bob Lorinser Congressional District 1
Upper Peninsula, northern lower peninsula
Hillary Scholten Congressional District 3
Kent & Ottawa Counties Get Out the Vote Here
Debbie Dingell Congressional District 6
Wastenaw & Wayne Counties
Elissa Slotkin Congressional District 7
Ingham, Livingston, Eaton, Clinton & Shiawassee Counties Get Out the Vote
Dan Kildee Congressional District 8
Gennesee, Saginaw, Bay and Midland Counties Get Out the Vote
Carl Marlinga Congressional District 10
Macomb & Oakland Counties
Haley Stevens Congressional District 11
Oakland County
Rashida Tlaib Congressional District 12
Wayne & Oakland Counties
Shri Thanedar Congressional District 13
Wayne County
Endorsements have been made in the Kent, Livingston, Oakland and Macomb County Commission races and the River Rouge City Council race. Find those endorsements by scrolling down the endorsement website here.
Vote YES on Proposals 1, 2 and 3
Sierra Club Michigan Chapter leaders have carefully considered all three of the statewide ballot measures, looking at Sierra Club policies and Michigan Chapter priorities. We urge a YES VOTE on all three of the statewide ballot measures.
Know Your Voting Rights
and Plan Your Vote
View a thirty minute webinar by Michigan Voting Rights expert Melanie McElroy clearly spelling out your rights in Michigan. Learn how to protect your rights and those of other voters before you take your ballot to a ballot dropbox or go to your polling place. Find the recording here.
Need to find out if you are registered to vote? Not sure where your polling place is after redistricting? Want to see your ballot before going to the polls? Did you vote absentee and want to make sure your ballot has been received? As a Michigander you can find all the information you need to vote on the Secretary of State website here.
Please consider joining one of the Get Out the Vote efforts linked above in key races during the next ten days. It can be as simple as making sure your own family and friends are voting, or volunteer to spend time with one of the important campaigns to help voter turnout. More than 200 Sierra Club members are already volunteering, but in this crucial election year your help could make the difference!
